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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0270.000 1998-2000 N?;~.?r x~y' Virginia Goldstein Director Stephen K. Yamashiro ~~ig' Mayor RussellKokubun Depaty Direcor ir•., ~IILI1T~k1 !Y~' ~Zti~lJfiiT ' - PLANNING DEPARTMENT 25 Aupuni Street Room 109 • HilorHawaii 9672U-0252 (808) 961.6288 • Fax (808) 961-8742 Apri122, 1999 Mr. J. Walter Ah Hee President Tenrikyo Kakaako Kyokai 218 Hoomalu Street Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Mr. Ah Hee: Use Permit No. 65 Applicant: Tenrikyo Kakaako Kyokai Permitted Use: Establishment of a Church Tex Man Key: 2-5-60:18 This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated March 3, 1999, informing this office that the roadway entrance from Hokulani Street is open for access and parking (unpaved) purposes during church services. As indicated in your letter, use of this entrance will alleviate some traffic from Iiwipolena Road. You have also expressed your concern for the safety of the older citizens to use the unpaved roadway and parking area due to the rocky and steep slope leading to the church building. Inasmuch as we have stated in our letter of August 14, 1996 to close the access from Iiwipolena Road, we felt that it would be proper, safe, and in the best interest for them and the handicapped persons to access the church building from Iiwipolena Road. However, we stress that as much as possible the church members should use the Hokulani Street roadway entrance. We thank you for the information and your cooperation on this matter. Comm. No. O File No. Z NCi/ 1f l Ref. To: Ref. Date ~ 2 2 ~ Mr. J. Walter Ah Hee President Tenrikyo Kakaako Kyokai Page 2 Apri122, 1999 Should you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me or my staff Alice Kawaha at 961-8288. Sincerely, ~'--VIRGIHIA GOLDSTEIN Planning Director AK:gp f:/wpwin60/elicewi IUse 65.egk xc w/ltr: s. Bobby Jean Leithead-Todd, Councilmember Mr. Robin K. Matsunaga, Ombudsman °0/. ,,:i f ~ C~~ March 3, 1999 County of Hawaii Hawaii County Planning Department 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 SUBJECT: TENRIKYO KAKAAKO CHURCH, located at 150 liwipolena Street ATTN: Ms. Virginia Goldstein Dear Ms. Goldstein, I am writing to you in response to your phone call regarding the use of the Hokulani Street entrance to the Tenrikyo Kakaako Church located at 150 liwipolena Street. The gate and unpaved roadway at the Hokulani Street entrance is open during the time that church services are being held and a limit amount of cars will be using this entrance. This will alleviate some of the traffic from liwipolena Street. The Hokulani. Street access to the church is limited because there is a steep slope and many of our members are older citizens (over 65 years old). Our older member are unable to use this unpaved roadway because of the steep slope and rocky unstable terrain. They may fall and cause injuries to themselves. I hope this answers your concerns. Thank you for your assistance in this matter. Sin erely, ~GcJ~i C~'.~c-~ ~~J. Walter Ah Hee, President Tenrikyo Kakaako Church QU`±'3:'1 ROBIN K. MATSUNAGA Ombudsman Office of the Ombudsman State W Hawaii DONNA M. WOO Kekuanaoa Building, 4M Fkzx First Assistant y,1 1 ':II L 465 Soulh King Seeet Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 In reply, please refer to: (eoe1587-ono Office leos> 587-on3 Faz #99-2452(GC) ombuds@alona.nat C;,.,... April 14, 1999 Ms. Virginia Goldstein, Planning Director Planning Department County of Hawaii 25 Aupuni Street, Room 109 Hilo, HI 96720-4252 Dear Ms. Goldstein: We note from our records that the following case is still active in our files: Complaint Inquiry No. Subject Date Status 99-2452 Enforcement of Use Permit 3/2/99 Awaiting response No. 65 issued to Tenrikyo Kakako Kyokai A copy of our inquiry letter is enclosed for your convenience. We would sincerely appreciate your response to our letter as soon as possible. May we hear from you within the next few days as to when the response will be forthcomingl Should you decide to telephone us on this matter, please call Gillman Chu at 974-4000, Extension 70770. Mahalo. Sincerely yours, ~li~-----t 1 ROBIN K. MATSUNAGA Ombudsman RKM:yI Enclosure Hawaii 974-4000 • Maui 9842400 • Kauai 274-3141 • Molokai, Lanai 1-800-488-4644 Neighbor Islentl telephone z-70770, faz z-70773 ROBIN K. MATSUNAGA r~ Ombudsman rr,q ~ l~ ,~:I Lt D~ce~ ~e~Ombudsman DONNA M. WOO Kekuaneoe Builtling, 4th Floor First Assistant 465 South King Street ' ~ Honolulu, Hawaii 96613 In reply, please refer to: - ~ ~ ~ ` ' ~ . ~ (808) 567-0770 Office (BOB) 587-0773 Faz Ji99-2452(GC) ombutls@alona.net March 2, 1999 Ms. Virginia Goldstein, Planning Director Planning Department County of Hawaii 25 Aupuni Street, Room 109 Hilo, HI 96720-4252 Dear Ms. Goldstein: Re: Enforcement of Use Permit No. 65 issued to Tenrikyo Kakako Kyokai We received a complaint regarding the alleged lack of enforcement by the Planning Department of Condition No. 8 of the above-referenced permit. It is our understanding that Condition No. 8 states the following: If, in the determination of the Planning Director, the church's use of liwipolena Road negatively impacts the community in the future, the Planning Department shall be authorized to require that driveways accessing liwipolena Road be closed and that access be taken from Hokulani Street. In your August 14, 1996 letter to Walter Ah Hee, a Tenrikyo Kakako Kyokai representative, you notified the church that: [A]ccess to the subject property for church purposes, during construction and when the church is open, be directly from Hokulani Street, the County roadway. Further, any existing access ways from liwipolena Road onto the subject property be closed with permanent material such as posts and chain or chainlink fencing. Such permanent closure shall be in place on or prior to September 15, 1996. According to the complainant, however, church members are continuing to use liwipolena Road to access their church and are not using the Hokulani Street access. In view thereof, we would appreciate your providing us with information on the current status of the situation. In particular, we would appreciate your response to the following questions: Hawaii 974-4000 • Maui 984-2400 • Kauai 274-3141 • Molokai, Lanai 1-800-468-4644 Neighbor Islantl telephone z-70770, faz z-70773 Ms. Virginia Goldstein -2- March 2, 1999 1. Are the church members' continued use of liwipolena Road and the failure to close access ways from liwipolena Road violations of Condition No. 8 of the permit? 2. If there are no violations, please explain. 3. If there is a violation, what administrative enforcement action will be taken? We look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for your attention to this matter. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the undersigned. Sincerely yours, GILLMAN T. M. CHU Analyst For ROBIN K. MATSUNAGA Ombudsman GC:dg